Oh, Give Thanks to the Lord - Psalm 107

Introduction Thankfulness in our hearts is a key component of godly living and of joy. Yet, it is contrary to the lusts of our flesh. Psalm 107 helps us re-focus our hearts on the God to whom we are to be thankful and on the things we are to be thankful for. I. Giving Thanks to the Lord Is a Responsibility of His Redeemed People, 1-3. A. In this psalm, the redeemed are the ones giving thanks to the Lord, 2-3. B. There are two core reasons in this psalm why we, as the redeemed of the Lord, should thank the Lord. 1. He is good. 2. His mercy endures forever. C. The several cycles of troubles that culminate with the Lord's deliverance and an exhortation to thanksgiving (5 stanzas) challenge our natural tendency to forget the goodness of the Lord and to thank him. II. The Redeemed People of the Lord Have Abundant Reason to Give Thanks to Him, 4-32. A. The proof of God's covenant faithfulness to us and his goodness to us is in the pudding of his wonderful works to the children of men, 8, 15, 21, 31. B. God brings satisfaction to the soul, 4-9. C. God brings freedom to the captive, 10-16. D. God brings life to the dying, 17-22. E. God brings peace to the troubled, 23-32. III. If These Weren't enough Reasons, Here Is more, 33-42. A. The psalmist breaks the pattern here because he can't contain himself any longer. B. He needs to declare the goodness of the Lord! C. There is so much for him to be thankful for; there is so much for us to be thankful for. D. Even the judgments of the Lord are a reason to praise him. E. The great Baptist preacher, C.H. Spurgeon said, "I have learned to kiss the wave that strikes me against the Rock of Ages." Conclusion & Applications, 43. The more we give thanks for whom God is and what he has done, the more we will understand his lovingkindness, his goodness, his covenant faithfulness, his steadfast love, his mercy toward us. That's wise thing to do. So let me give you some action points for this week that flow from this psalm: · Mediate on Psalm 107 – spend time reading and thinking about it; · Make a list of the deliverances God has brought to your life – it can be as little as giving you air to breathe; · Mediate on what God has done for you in Jesus Christ; · Take time to praise him because of what he has done for you; · Tell somebody of the goodness of the Lord in your life – it can be in your family devotions. May our great God teach us to praise him for all he has done for us!

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